Goal understands that even though Coutinho wants to remain at Camp Nou, some members of the club's board of directors are keen to sell this summer following a disappointing first full campaign from the Brazilian.

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The Londoners would seek a replacement for their influential forward should their FIFA-inflicted transfer ban be delayed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

It is understood that a decision on the two-window long suspension for registering senior players will be made before the closure of the upcoming transfer window.

Hazard scored 16 goals and made 15 assists in the Premier League in 2018-19.